Acupuncture for Cancer Pain and Symptom Management in a Palliative Medicine Clinic.

CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture improved cancer-related pain and other symptoms. Those with higher baseline pain scores and advanced disease were more likely to achieve significant pain reduction. Improved depression and fatigue were closely related to pain reduction. Further studies are needed to confirm pain response variables, establish durability, and develop a personalized approach to acupuncture. PMID: 30286611 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30286611?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - October 4, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Miller KR, Patel JN, Symanowski JT, Edelen CA, Walsh D Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research